I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it.

At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together.

I just don't like the whole Hollywood thing.

Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four.

I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film.

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.